1992 Delaware gubernatorial election

none related races 1992 United States gubernatorial elections March 2025 January 2025 September 2023 1992 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware presidential no 1988 Delaware gubernatorial election 1988 1996 Delaware gubernatorial election 1996 November 3, 1992 File:Tom Carper 102nd Congressional portrait.jpg 150x150px Tom Carper Democratic Party (United States) Ruth Ann Minner 179,365 64.74% 3x4.svg B. Gary Scott Republican Party (United States) Sherman N. Miller 90,725 32.75% 110px County results 110px State House district results Carper: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Governor Dale E. Wolf Republican Party (United States) Tom Carper Democratic Party (United States) The 1992 Delaware gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Republican governor Mike Castle, barred by term limits from seeking another term as Governor of Delaware, instead sought election to the United States House of Representatives. Congressman and Democratic nominee Tom Carper defeated Republican nominee B. Gary Scott in a landslide, winning his first term in office and becoming Delaware's first Democratic governor since 1977. This was the first time since 1964 that New Castle County voted Democratic for governor. As of , this is the last time the Governor's office in Delaware changed partisan control. Democratic primary Candidates Tom Carper, U.S. representative, former Delaware state treasurer Daniel D. Rappa Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://elections.delaware.gov/information/electionresults/pdfs/1992.pdf Archived copy 2013-11-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130512033931/http://elections.delaware.gov/information/electionresults/pdfs/1992.pdf 2013-05-12 Tom Carper Democratic Party (United States) 36,600 89.19 Daniel D. Rappa Democratic Party (United States) 4,434 10.81 41,034 100.00 Republican primary Candidates B. Gary Scott, insurance company executive Wilfred Plomis Results Republican Party primary results B. Gary Scott Republican Party (United States) 23,994 81.78 Wilfred Plomis Republican Party (United States) 5,346 18.22 29,340 100.00 General election Results Delaware gubernatorial election, 1992 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Carper 179,365 64.74% +35.48% Republican Party (United States) B. Gary Scott 90,725 32.75% -37.98% A Delaware Party Floyd E. McDowell 3,779 1.36% Libertarian Party (US) Richard A. Cohen 3,165 1.14% 88,640 32.00% -9.47% 277,034 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) By county CountyTom CarperDemocraticGary ScottRepublicanAll OthersIndependent#%#%#%Kent24,73463.2%13,40634.2%1,4182.6%New Castle124,60166.2%58,60931.1%5,0472.7%Sussex30,03060.5%18,71037.7%9031.8% Totals179,36564.7%90,72532.7%6,9682.5% Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic All 3 References 1992 Gubernatorial Category:1992 United States gubernatorial elections